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http://www.statschat.org.nz/2012/08/13/stat-of-the-week-winner-august-6-12-2012/
I decided to just ignore the “economic impact” stuff as well as I didn’t
feel like it was relevant to the main thrust of this post – and it
wasn’t behind the view I was criticising.
I was surprised the journalist didn’t just pick up that number and try to make is sound like a free lunch …
]]>Very true. I had to go a bit further given the hefty, unjustified, attack on economists in the first sentence 😉
]]>Its about Visible high-fives – not visible spanking. We are a loving group.
]]>If I put in the nomination, I’m taking the iTunes credit if the nomination wins!
]]>What’s the point being the Visible Hand if you wont lay the occasional Visible Smack Down?
]]>You do the nomination Eric 😉
And Kimble, I have no problem with economists who are experts in a given field laying the smackdown on poor pieces of description. However, I’m not well enough equipped to take on such a role myself.
I’ll blog about things I disagree with and why, but I’m not willing to back myself 100% on anything – which I believe is required.
]]>That’s why I want the StatsChat nomination. Will get around to it later this week if Matt doesn’t do it. Idiocy must be awarded.
]]>If it is was as you say, then understandable it might be, but I am talking about acceptable.
We have to make this thing unacceptable.
Not lambasting the journalist and journal on the grounds that you hold both in low enough regard that the affront doesn’t surprise you, does not help when the battle is for the hearts and minds of people who don’t know enough to have had their intellect so offended.
The presumption that she understood is what we have to destroy, and do so utterly. The journalist herself will never accept this position (too stupid to see stupid*), we need to reach the audience and make their default position “that idiot spouting off about economics doesnt know what she is blathering about”.
They arent going to invest the time to listen to rational argument or hear statements of fact. Best to appeal to something like social status, which can be affected lightly but effectively by humiliating the offending party.
*Is there a hashtag for #2Stupid2CStupid?
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